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Impeachment vs Removal - What's the difference?

impeachment | removal |

As nouns the difference between impeachment and removal

is that impeachment is the act of impeaching a public official, either elected or appointed, before a tribunal charged with determining the facts of the matter while removal is the process of moving, or the fact of being removed.

impeachment

English

Alternative forms

* empeachment (obsolete)

Noun

(wikipedia impeachment) (en noun)
  • The act of impeaching a public official, either elected or appointed, before a tribunal charged with determining the facts of the matter
  • the state of being impeached
  • a demonstration in a court of law, or before another finder of fact, that a witness was ingenuine before, and therefore, is less likely to tell the truth now
  • (obsolete) Hindrance; impediment; obstruction.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Willing to march on to Calais, / Without impeachment .

    removal

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia removal) (en noun)
  • The process of moving, or the fact of being removed.
  • The relocation of a business etc.
  • The dismissal of someone from office.
  • (Ireland) A funeral ceremony involving prayers and meeting of the family, usually at the home of the deceased, and normally held on the evening prior to burial.
  • Synonyms

    * (moving to another place) move, relocation